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his pail.

He would not tell me how many

flowers were in it.

"Who will buy my wild roses?"

he said. "Who will buy my

sweet violets?

I came down the street to sell my

flowers. But now I must say

they do not sell very well."

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sun sunflower know

Do you know the name of this big

yellow flower?

What kind of flower is it?

Oh, I know.

It is a sunflower.

Does it look like the sun?

It likes the sun.

Do you know what

sunflowers are good for?

Yes, they are good to look at.

If you will go to the field on the

hill, you may see many of them.

They are not sweet flowers, like

your violets and some others.

If you will give me one of your

pretty roses, you may have all

the sunflowers I can find.

I like roses and sweet violets.

I like to see big, yellow sunflowers,

too; but I do not care to take

them home with me. Do you?

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Come here, Henry, and sit by me at

the table.

Your mother has gone out to buy

a new book for you.

She says you must learn to read.

I am sure you will try to learn.

Then you can read about the pretty

birds, and the tall sunflowers,

and good children at school.

Soon you may take your book to school.

See this picture, Henry.

It is a picture of a little bird.

I think it is a yellow bird.

The bird has a pretty nest

in the woods.

Would you not like to see the little

ones in it?

By and by, they will come out and

try to fly.

Very soon you may see them as

they fly from bush to bush.

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WRITING LESSON.

I have a book.

I learn to read in it.

I can write my name.

bee busy buzz sing work

We fly about from flower to flower.

We sing as we work.

Would you like to know what we sing?

We sing, "Buzz, buzz."

You will say,

"What a funny way to sing!"

But we do not care what you say.

We are too busy to think about it.

You must not keep us from our work.

What is as busy as a bee?

All day it sings as it works,

"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"

How doth the little busy bee

Improve each shining hour?

It gathers honey all the day

From every bud and flower.

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A B C D E F G

H I J K L M N O P

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when warm walk these

One morning when the sun was

warm these children went out

to take a walk.

Do you know who they are?

I see May and Rose and little Lucy.

There are two other girls with them,

but I do not know their names.

They took a little wagon with them,

and went up the hill.

They went to the field on the hill to

find some violets.

They found some sunflowers in the

field, but violets do not grow there.

They saw a wild rose, but a busy

bee was on it.

"Now," said Lucy, "let us go to the

well and see if it has water in it."

"Yes," said one of the other girls,

"the sun is too hot here. But if

we go to the well, you must take

care not to fall in."

"Oh, I will not fall in," said Lucy.

"I will look at the water far

down in the well; but I will not fall."

The girls will go home when the sun

goes down.

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star garden sky time could

I see you, little star.

Do you see me?

I am in the garden.

My name is Lucy.

I see you far up in the sky.

How very high you are!

If you will look down, you can see me.

You can see the flowers, too.

If you would come in the day time,

you could see all the children.

You could see us going to school.

But it is time for me to go in now.

Take care, little star, and do not fall

a star far garden are a

green that shade thank plant

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They grow in the shade.

Rose found three little yellow flowers.

They are not so pretty as the violets.

"I think that all wild flowers are

pretty," said Rose.

"Well, then'" said Frank, "you may

have these violets that I found.

In June I will find you some roses."

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been help done corn behind

These boys have been in the field

all the morning.

What do you think they do in the field?

They do not go out there to play.

They go to the field to work.

They help their father plant corn.

They are now on their way home.

One of the boys rides on the horse.

The other two walk behind.

Do you think that these boys like to work?

They will like to play when their

work is done.

Do you know what corn is?

Would you like to see how

it grows in the field?

This is the way it looks.

It is very green and pretty.

It grows to be as tall as

a tall man.

Do you know what corn is good for?

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much went each cents more to-day

Would you like to buy some

apples to-day? I have some very

good ones here.

How much do you want for your

apples, Frank?

I will sell you the green ones

for three cents each. But I must

have more for these yellow ones.

They are sweet apples.

I think I must have four cents

each for these.

Oh, Frank! You want too much for

your apples. We can not buy them

to-day. We can not give so much.

Well, then, children, I will tell

you what I will do. I will give

you as many apples as you want.

Thank you, Frank. You are very

kind. Will you give one of your

sweet apples to each of us?

Yes, here are three apples for

each of you; and I have four to

take home to mother.

Can you tell how many apples

Frank has?

Is he not a good, kind boy to give

all his apples away?

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where way which why or

Come, Henry, let us take a walk

this warm morning. Where

would you like to go?

Shall we go to the green woods?

Or shall we go down to the field

and help the boys plant corn?

Tell me which way we shall go.

Oh, let us go out where the wild

flowers grow.

Then we can see the birds in the

trees, and the bees at their work.

Why do the bees fly from flower

to flower? Do they like to

work when the sun is warm?

Tell me why the bees are so busy

all the day.

I will tell you all about them when

we have found one at work.

But come now, let us walk out

to the green woods.

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set shines moon bright light night

These four children have gone out

to see the sun set.

The sun is high in the sky now.

By and by it will set behind the hills.

The sun shines in the day time.

It helps to keep us warm.

It gives us light.

When it goes down we have night.

Then the stars come out and shine.

The moon shines at night, too.

But it is not so bright as the sun.

On some nights the moon does not

shine at all.

Do you like to see the moon?

Yes, I like to see it.

I like to see its pretty light.

We can look at the moon; but we

can not look at the sun.

It is too bright for us to look at.

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leaves should ripe eat wish

Let us sit here in the shade under

our old apple tree.

You can look up and see the

green leaves and the little

green apples.

I should like to have one of the

apples. I wish you would get

it for me, Frank.

Why do you want it? It is not ripe.

All the apples on the tree are green,

and you must not eat them.

Do you see how little they are?

But the bright sun will shine on

them day after day.

They will grow and grow; and

after a time they will be

ripe, and yellow, and good to eat.

Then we will come and sit here in

the shade, and you may have

as many apples as you can eat.

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This is what Henry can write:

My name is Henry.

My name is Henry.

Can you write your name?

listen hear wonder honey shut into

Come here, Lucy, and listen. What

do you hear in this flower?

Oh, mother! I hear a bee. It

goes buzz, buzz, buzz! I

wonder how it came to be

shut up in the flower?

It went into the flower for some

honey, and then the flower

shut it in.

Shall we let it out, Lucy?

Oh yes, mother; then it can go to the

other flowers and get honey.

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Robin Redbreast Pussy Cat sat ran

Little Robin Redbreast

sat on a tree,

Up went Pussy Cat,

down went he;

Down came Pussy Cat,

away Robin ran;

Said little Robin Redbreast,

"Catch me if you can!"

river fish line hook near

One warm day in June, Frank's

father said to him: "Frank, I

think I will go down to the

river and catch some fish."

"Oh, father," said Frank, "I wish

I could go too. Will you let

me go and help you?"

"Yes, Frank. Run and; get your

hook and line."

"Thank you, father, I am so glad

that I may go."

Here is Frank at the river, with

his hook and line.

How bright the sun shines on the

water!

I wonder where all the fish have

gone. Frank can not see them.

The fish are far down in the water.

Frank has let his hook down, and

he wishes that a big fish would

come and take it.

But the fish do not wish him to

catch them to-day. They will

not come near the hook.

blue place above among any saying

What a bright day this is!

The sky is as blue as it can be.

Lucy and her mother are in the woods.

They have found a good place under

a green tree.

They sit in the shade of the tree

and listen to the birds that are

singing above them.

Robin Redbreast is in the tree.

Lucy sees him as he jumps about

among the leaves.

By and by he will fly away to his nest.

Lucy wonders where it is.

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John has a new boat.

His father gave it to him.

It is blue, with a bright red line

near the water.

He keeps it in the river, not far

from the road.

He has some good